Rethinking the Creative City

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

240 Hours

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This subject asks students to apply and refine CCD approaches and methods developed in previous modules to the concept of the creative city. It will examine discourses of creativity in relation to urban design and development strategies and broader debates about the future of cities in the global economy. Through fieldwork, presentations and an essay, students will be asked to develop a critical account of contemporary policy responses to fostering creative cities.

On completion of this subject students will:

• demonstrate an understanding of key concepts of urban creativity across a range of locations and institutions;
• critically analyse the uses of concepts of creativity in urban development discourse;
• develop concepts, propositions or project proposals that critically engage with the notion of a ‘creative city’.

Contribution and participation in seminar discussions (10%); written assignment or equivalent project documentation 4,000 words (50%) due in the examination period with feedback; seminar presentation across the semester (40%).

Hurdle requirements:
Students must attend 80% of all scheduled classes and attempt all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject.

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

At the completion of the subject students will:

• exhibit extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of their discipline including relevant professional knowledge, skills, discipline and ethics as they relate to a practising artist working in diverse CCD contexts;
• demonstrate capacities for artistic imagination, creativity, transformation and interpretation;
• demonstrate practical skills in respect of critical analysis, problem solving, report writing, team work and oral and written communication;
• demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to the national and international challenges for the professional artist working in CCD practice in the 21st century;
• work at various levels, both as an individual and as a team member, in a wide variety of artistic and community environments;
• contribute to a range of cross-sectoral environments as artistic collaborators and leaders;
• demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary cultural developments and new ideas;
• critically and creatively engage with topics of cultural significance across communities;
• understand and appreciate how all the arts connect with the broader society and contribute to its social and economic development, and
• understand their relationship with and responsibility to their cultural environment and society.